Guitar Girl

Summary: Sarra Manning says: "I suppose I really started the process that led to writing Guitar Girl when I was sixteen. I'd entertain myself with long, incredibly detailed day-dreams about how I would form a critically acclaimed band and change the world with my amazing, insightful lyrics and beautiful vintage dresses. Oh, and that I'd have my pick from the legions of tousle-haired, smirky boys that would watch our gigs. "Bu...t when I actually sat down to write Guitar Girl, it became obvious that though tousle-haired, smirky boys are a fine thing, as is critical acclaim, this was really a story about the two big loves of my life: being a girl, and those wonderful songs that become as much a part of you as the color of your eyes or the way you eat yogurt." Guitar Girl is Sarra Manning's debut novel. Her varied career has included a long stint as entertainment editor of J17 magazine. More recently she was the editor of teen fashion bible Elle Girl and is currently working as a consultant for a number of major UK magazines, including Bliss, The Face, and J17. Ms. Manning lives in London with her white Scottie dog, Frank Sinatra. [read more]